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Saturday, November 29, 2008
Photo courtesy of AP. Michelle Obama on 60 Minutes. Will this look make the yet to be named Michelle Obama style guide?
You've got to love a guy who's clearly so in love with his wife. The affection President-Elect Obama has for Michelle is clear in interviews and whenever she appears in public with him. Take, for instance, the night of his victory speech - the whole world was watching - when Barack described Michelle as the rock of his family, his best friend and "the love of my life." It was a swoon-worthy moment if ever there were one. It made me glance at my own husband, who was sitting next to me on the couch, and wish he'd say something like that about me. What woman wouldn't?

Excuse me if I sound mushy. But this is still new. Americans are used to more formality on the part of first couples such as what we've seen with Pres. Bush and his wife.

The Obamas represent a welcome change as an openly affectionate and romantic couple for many Americans. Some experts say that the soon-to-be first couple embody the ideal healthy relationship, and that they can stir up love around the country. The New York Daily News even predicted a baby boom attributed to election night friskiness inspired by the Obamas. (the Today Show's website.) 

Seeing the Obamas relate to each other and to their beautiful daughters is probably renewing the hope of single people everywhere who may have given up on finding The One and having a family. They are a real-life example that long-term relationships can work, even in spite of the high divorce rate and increases in numbers of couples who choose to cohabitate.

For African Americans, this is even more significant given the fact that roughly 70 percent of all black babies are born out of wedlock. Maybe having the Obamas as Americas first couple, will help usher in a new era of fidelity. Or if nothing else, it can serve as a model of what a healthy, egalitarian relationship can look like.  
 

 
Posted by Jenice Armstrong @ 8:54 PM  Permalink | 7 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 11:47 AM, 11/30/2008
    Barack walks on water, you know. After all, he IS the Messiah. Yet for some strange reason, Jesse Jackson wants to castrate him. You can't make this stuff up.
    There He Is
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 12:15 PM, 12/01/2008
    I hate when people do this, you know NOTHING about the Obama family life. Didn't the Clintons look great from afar, and the Kennedys? Just hope he's a good president, and that's it.
    G
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 3:51 PM, 12/01/2008
    The only thing that "Nickpa 1" ever picked up at 13Th.& Locust was a busted hemorrhoid.
    JackBP


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About Jenice Armstrong
What’s up, everyone? Welcome. Let's discuss whatever's on our minds - pop culture, relationships, politics, even the latest fashion trend. If you read my Daily News column, you know I like to mix it up: One day, it's the state of hip hop and the next, the latest political race. Also, it's always fun to try to figure out the opposite sex and check the latest trends. It’s all about learning from each other, exchanging ideas and hopefully making some changes for the better. Nothing is off limits - just keep it clean and civil.


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